Frailty: an in-depth qualitative study exploring the views of community care staff.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is seen across various health and social care settings. However, little is known about how healthcare professionals, particularly those who provide care for older adults living in the community view frailty. There is also a dearth of information about the extent to which a shared understanding of frailty exists across the various disciplines of care. Such an understanding is crucial across care professionals as it ensures consistent assessment of frailty and facilitates interdisciplinary working/collaboration which is a key component in the management of frailty. This study aimed to explore: (i) how community care staff from various specialties viewed frailty; (ii) whether they had a shared understanding; and (iii) how they assessed frailty in everyday practice.<

SUBMITTER: Coker JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6381739 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature